Tuesday, 16 June 2009

Boring Yet Exciting!

http://www.davidanthonydurham.com/novels/acacia.html
READ THAT BOOK NOW! YOU STILL HAVE TIME BEFORE THE NEXT ONE COMES OUT!

The author David Anthony Durham wrote me an email in response to some questions I asked him!!

Chloé, (Look he got the accent on my name and everything!)

Hello. (Very polite!)

Thanks for writing. I don't know that I'm worthy of your love, but I'm glad to receive it anyway. Nor do I really think there are zero flaws in Acacia or in my depiction of sibling relationships, but... what's a flaw anyway? People are their flaws as much as they are their virtues. In any event, the fact that you got so much out of the book means that you brought a lot to it. Thank you for that. (Insightful - I like it)

But, before I digress too much. I have to say that I can't really answer your queries right now. I'm literally in an empty house in California and I'm driving to Massachusetts tomorrow morning. 3,000 miles. Kinda big move. Five days of ten hour drives, that sort of thing. I'll blog about it a bit: HERE. (Personally the fact he responded at all was amazing! I was close to tears with the euphoria! Such an amazing writer!)

But I'll happily respond to your questions when I can. Just give me some time... (That means he'll e-mail me again right?)

Best,

David.
davidanthonydurham.com <--- VISIT IT!

So, that's my touch excitement after a long day! I may try e-mailing Kristen Cashore author of Graceling! She's awesome!


Guess what I've done today? Apart from received awesome emails? I have trained! Woo I have came home with like 6 certificates get me:
Infection Control
COSHH
Fire Safety 1: Hazards and Prevention
Fire Safety 2: Drills and Evacuation
Food Hygiene in the Care Home
Health and Safety in the Care Home

I had to watch a DVD for each and every one of them and it bored me to the point I nearly dropped off, infact, I may have actually fell asleep!! Good thing they left me in the training room on my own otherwise i may have got sacked there and then!

Got my new phone a LG KS360. It's pretty awesome at the moment, no complaints. My finger nails are too long to work with the keypad but thats a PICNIC - as my dad would say (Problem In Chair Not In Computer) Unlimited texts at long last my dears!

Hmmm. thats been it! I'm planning a suprise for my American Lover Ryan cause he can't visit this summer! He's gone off to graduate though so lots of love to him 'cause he's cool and we should all praise him.

Squid is spewing allover the Twilight soundtrack despite not having seen the film yet, I have pre-warned him about the twirly camera movements that make you feel like your on a rollercoaster. Theyre very annoying in my books, good film though - kind of.

So, that's it I think! Music on at the momento? Yes yes, a bit of 'On Call' - Kings of Leon. This was THE song that made me fall in love with KOL. I was sitting in my room, doing my hair for school (putting a brush through it then roughing it up with some wax, a fake out of bed look, get the idea? takes hours to do because actually leaving my hair as it is when i get out of bed is just scrubby and embarrassing!) and then it comes on MTV2, suddenly, I'm attracted! This god of a song is making me feel all lovely inside like good music should do. It's a classic! LOVE IT!

<--- That's what I'm excited for right now and Harry Potter 6 OF COURSE!!
WEASLEY IS OUR KING!

Quote of the day has to go to David Anthony Durham!

"People are their flaws as much as they are their virtues." - David Anthony Durham! Do insightful! and he e-mailed that directly to me! So no Squid...not a generic e-mail! Gosh, I'm actually getting all hyperventilating again! I'm so exciting! Great man I'd say!

Monday, 15 June 2009

Random

So I'm watching the Steve Wilko show and like this bloke was asking for forgivness off his gf's family because he sexually molestered his gf's little sister and then everyday for 8 months theyve harrassed him over it but the gf is still with him and accepted a marriage proposal on the show! I mean so much wrong-ness going on there. The little sister was all like, "shes still with the man i dont want to see ever again and it hurts, i miss my sister and i want her back" and then like the older sister is all like, "I can love you both at the same time" the bloke is all like, "I couldnt help it there was no little voice in my head telling me to stop, she was attractive" the step dad is going to beat him up on air and the mom is all like, "I dont get to see my daughter cause of him and my grandson isnt part of my life" etc etc. bad times. too much hatred and pain!

Then I was so totally made happy cause stef was like, "WOO HARRY POTTER IN TWO DAYS TIME!" I'm thinking, "YES MATE" and I'm so happy I could of actually shed a tear, I practically skipped all the way home, i really was excited! My new phone has been dispatched as well, chloe shall have unlimited texts at last!! so yes, it all comes crashing down when i hear that the UK release for Harry Potter has been put on hold for a month!


I had a dream about Rupert Grint last night and everything!
WEASLEY IS OUR KING!
I'm so bored. I have a job go me.
I'm a support worker in a care home i have to cook and clean, Stef says I will kill the service users which wounded me slightly but i knew it was the truth. Her phone is names Rosalita btw. £6 an hour which is pretty fab considering I'm 16 lol.
BNP been frustrating me tonight, theyve said some pretty racist and disgusting things it infuriates me! Facebook user? .... http://www.facebook.com/home.php?ref=home#/group.php?gid=8644741474&ref=nf
Podinator? Ermm: The Lightning Strike by Snow Patrol - 15mins long but amazing none the less!!
Quote: "Research is what I'm doing when I don't know what I'm doing." - Wernher Von Braun, this me most days, always researching stuff i am :) Great times, good way to learn! Google is the fountain of all knowledge other search engines are available and if google fails you, Wikipedia will have your back and im pretty sure there are other online encyclopedia';s out there too if you look for them! I know this has been short but its been sweet, kinda life shortbread which i love because it is sweet but its also short-bread. Right I'm off
xxx

Thursday, 11 June 2009

So guys, long time no speak!



School is over! I'm gonna miss hanging out with those guys! So here I am, back by popular demand...well, by Stef's demand. Hi Stef! It wasn't too shabby of an idea really as I have 11 weeks off now I have completed High School and the legal requirement for UK education. Just means I'm going to be bored a lot quicker and for a lot longer so typing out random stream of thoughts on to a screen that no one will really read seems quite good fun don't you think?


Results day is on 27th of August and I am very nervous because a lot will depend on those results, just the little things really, like my future career and what not. Oh well.


What is going on in Chloé's world then? Well the truth is...not much as always. I am going to see Muse in B'ham November 10th but it's not time to get excited yet 'cause that is way off! Squid will be happy it was mentioned though and you know me, I aim to please.


Here is something that is quite annoying...Lostprophets...awesome band right? if you say 'no' I'll hurt you as they're legendary in my books. Nothing like a bit of 'rooftops' to get a party going, anyway! They're playing Wolverhampton real soon and I'm thinking at this point, "Oh yeah cool I'm getting me some of that!" I hear there are plenty of tickets left so I'm getting really excited! I check it out turns out the tickets are £20.00, not too bad considering what I'm going to have to pay to see Muse so here is me, practically jumping up and down in my seat because lets face it guys, I have been desperate to see this band for a long time, it's nice and cheap and local and cool then here comes the bummer! My plans are ruined! When is the gig I hear you ask? Well good people of the internet, the Lostprophets Wolverhampton gig is on the 26th of August! Yes for those who are quite aware and observant, that is the day before results day, but thats not the problem.


"so what is the problem Chloé?"


Well as you asked so nicely I shall tell you! I am infact on an aeroplane on the 26th of August. I know, I know, that's a lame excuse but I have to return from my holiday at some point don't I? So yes, I'm complaining because I am missing out on a band because of my holiday in Cuba! Oh I know how spoilt I sound and with the current economic struggle I understand I'm lucky to be going away but I'm so used to the high life so therefore, I shall complain! I will take advantage of my right to be unhappy and cuss the world for all the pain it causes me whether it comes in the forms of holidays or not!


I didn't even want to go to Cuba! We have been to the Dominican Republic twice and we all know that Cuba is practically the same place as the Dominican with just more cigars! Alright for some but I'm no smoker! Oh well, we were getting desperate as the year drew on, we had a specification:


  • No where that uses dollars because the exchange rate is rubbish - that rules out Florida and the states in general

  • No where that would bore the smaller people in the family to death - no Egypt for Chloé

  • No where that has Swine Flu - JUST ABOUT EVERYWHERE!!

Do NOT get me started on Swine Flu! I just don't care! Well obviously I care enough to rant about it but i don't actually care so much that I'm going to tip-toe around my ordinary life to make way for this beast of a cold! Sorry but last time I checked the UK servival rate was 100%, that may no longer be true but it's enough to stop me from worrying! It has calmed down a bit but c'mon "Coughs and sneezes spread diseases"? What is that meant to mean! It just tells me something, it offers no adivce on how to protect myself! Oh great, so I know not to go near people who cough and sneeze THANKS! Have you not been to Britain during the winter? Have you not been to Britain at all NHS? It's practically winter all the time! Coughs and sneezes are everywhere! Anyway, as I said, don't get me started on swine flu.


Chloé has no music on the podinator at the moment because it is extremley late at night! So why is she up you may ask yourself! Because I have nothing else to do, this happens every summer. As Ryan said earlier..."This feels so familiar."


Eurgh! I tell you what, I am really annoyed with my wireless at the moment! It just is not working! My laptop connects to the router nice and easy, but then it's all like, "Nope, soz Clo, local only!", this annoys me, why won't it just connect to the internet? So yeah, some poor family hasn't learnt how to secure their network yet so I jumped onto theirs but the signal isn't strong and it goes every now and then. Better than nothing I suppose! Also, I'm the only one in the house that can use it because the signal only makes it to my room for some reason :) hehe, I have unlimited power over my siblings all of a sudden they're tripping head over heels to get into my room and will do anything for me so they can go on the internet! Most annoying thing is though, I have to be in a certain part of my room for it to work. For example, I can't be on the top end of my bed otherwise it has "limited connection" and then just plain and simple won't work so I have to sit on the foot of my bed which is rather uncomfortable where I can scrape one bar of signal strength! GOOD TIMES!


Not very positive so far are we Davies? No we are not! Let's not moan, let's be happy and joyous and burst with glee of the situations and opportunities this warm world gives us!


First of all, lets learn to laugh! So, here I am bored brainless (give me a second the positive bit does kick in), I look into the pagan festival of May Day. May Day is actually the welcoming of the summer, it is the opposite to Halloween which is the pagan festival of Winter and the new year so seen as more important but anyway, May Day, lots of morris dancers and sex going on. Nice and lovely yes? So, as it's pagans some stuff about witches come up and I talk to Kat about modern day witches and she linked me up to this site which you may want to click onto in a moment or two if you want to be scared witless by crazy satanists...


http://www.satansheaven.com/index.htm


Now, these people are "Witches" or "Wiccas" whatever they call themselves these days and this site in particular takes itself very, very, very seriously! So, obviously, for your own 'health and safety' unless you are deadly serious about witchcraft and black magic they don't want you messing because if you do it wrong you could seriously damage your soul! and hey! You know what witches are like these days, dramatic and all, so as you can imagine the warning is pretty hefty! So what are these scary people's exact choice of words...I quote...


"This website is for those, who are seriously interested in black magic. People with prejudices and the mob should stay away from here:" - Nice and simple, something quite dark about it but yano, you get the message loud and clear...but wait, there is more!


"they would only troddle in darkness and be highly indignant." - explain to me HOW on God's green, CO2 abused EARTH, could you take ANYONE seriously who uses the word "troddle"! Please! Explain this to me! It may just be my sense of humour but I howled! If you look at the website which the above link leads you to you can see the seriousness of it all! Black background, candle images, scary picture of a dead ghost thingy-ma-bob and they use the word "troddle"! Is it even a word? Oh dear lord, I did chuckle!


HAHA, out of curiosity, I checked an online dictionary. Troddle is not a word, okay? So don't use it in your English essays. Not that physic geeks like Squid could write a decent English essay :) Becuase of course, English geeks like me could walk a physics exam paper easy peasy! Jokes jokes! Calm down boyo!


Hmm, okay, I have some strange feeling the likliness of you laughing right now is 0. I can't help it if I'm a bit nerdy and enjoy laughing at Witches :)


Which reminds me! HARRY POTTER! All you haters can just go home right now, curl up in your bed and stay there! Harry Potter is God's gift to all those worthy of love! Ron Weasley, to be quite frank, is my absoloute hero! He is a legend! I mean no other boy apart from Ron Weasley can be laughed at so hard but keep coming out with pure comical moments that top the ones from before! he just gets better and better! Dozier and dozier and if I am honest! Ron Weasley is my type of boy! I practically want to BE Hermione Granger! She is so cool even if no one else sees it! It doesn't help that in the films she is played by Emma Watson who is unbelievably gorgeous! If I was Samantha Ronson, I would have woken up long a go, forgot Lindsey and gone for Emma! As long as she keeps her hands off Keira Knightley, we're all okay! As for Daniel Radcliff, I would quite like to slap him, mainly for being such an overdramatic little muppet! Tom Felton aka Draco Malfoy <3>

i have just attmepted to take make-up off with the stuff that you're meant to put on in the morning to make your face all lovely. But this is stuff is strong enough to clear the roads of dust and debris after a bomb has hit a near by building! I'm suprised the neighbours aren't knocking down my door complaining!

What does a girl do with her self at 3.30 am? I know, hard question! Well I suppose blogging is a reaonsable answer as well as sleeping. Sleeping here is not an applicable answer in this situation so blogging is the only valid activity to be doing! I know I know! It's crazy! Hooch is crazy!

i really want to do something worthwhile with my time! If I'm gonna be this wild and stay up late It might as well be productive...lets face it...i could be sleeping. I'm thinking I need to invest in new music! You know that side bar you get on Windows Vista and you can get that post-it note gadget, well currently my post-it note says, "GET SOME MORE MUSIC WOMAN" so i may go surf the web for some new tunes to invest in! any suggestion lemme know.

Right I will finish off with a quote...gosh i havent done this in FOREVER

"There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle." - Albert Einstein. Oh now there is food for thought! I'd comment on it but my brain is sooooooo not functioning at this time of night and therefore shall leave it to your own interpretation, that way, you have loads more originality!! :):) xxn